Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-04
DEATH OF ISAAC Fl. PATTERSON

: Another of the landmarks of the tow
is gone. ISAAC HAzLETT PATTERso
died at o'clock Sunday morning.
Mr.. Patterson had been in failin
health for about four years, and ha
taken but little interest in his busines
affairs during that tine. For two G
three yeais be realized that a fata
malady had seized him, and seemed I
have lost bis grip. Until the evenin
before his death he kept his feet, wa
about his door, and took short walk
and drives. His conversation teEde,
to old time events, rather than to tn
occurrences of to-day. and, walking I'll
the valley of the shadow of death" hi
judgment of men and events was mel
lowed and softened in an unusual de
gree A man of taste and culture. b.
kept up his reading, though, until hi
death.
Mr. Patterson was born June 80, 1921
at st. Clairsville, and on the yer!
| lot on which he died. His en-
tire block of buildings vas destroyed by
ire in May, 1866, and rebuilt the follow.
ing year. His father, Hon. John Pat
terson, was one of the most prominent
men of the county, of his time. He
stood against the illustriOus Charlie:
Hammond in a canvass for representa-
tive in Congress, and in 1924 was in the
House and voted for John Quincy Ad,
ANS for President, in the election of a
President by the House, the people hav'
ing failed. Judge Patterson died about
1S4S, in the stone building destroyed by
ire in 1866, located on the site of the
family's present residence.
Isaac II. Patterson went to Philadel-
phia about 1S41. TO learn the drug busi-
ness, and returned to St. Clairsville in
1847. While at Philadelphia he was for
a time employed in the custom house.
He thoroughly learned the drug busi
ness, in all its details, and was, no
doubt, the best druggist 10 all this re
gion of country. understanding thor
oughly the parts and properties and
quantities of all species of drugs and
chemicals. In 1850, at the solicitation
of r. E. Sellars, then the largest whole
sale druggist of Pittsburgh,ne went into
the drug business at Wheeling, and his
st. Clairsville store was taken by Mr..
A. C. Martin, now of Cincinnati. While
at Wheeling he engaged il the manufac-
ture of bottles, with one of the Quar-
riers. The busin ess was managed by
Mr.. Quarter, and financially was fails
ure, Mr.. Patterson losing all be invested
in it, Returned to st. Clairsville in
1851, and ever afterward remained here.
During bis residen in Wheeling Mr..
Patterson was married to Sarah W. Ja-
cob. daughter of the late John Jacob,
who survives him. Mr.. Patterson was
elected County Treasurer in 1861, on the
Democratic ticket, but was defeated for
reelection in 1868. when the Republi
cans carried the county by upward of
700 majority. He was a careful and
pains-takiDg officer, and it is said of him
that he was the first Treasurer to intro.
duce a cash book into that Office He
was member of the St. Clairsville
Board of Education for ten or twelve
years in succession.
Mr.. Patterson was one of the origina>
tors and strongest advocates and largest
stockholders of the narrow gauge rail-
road. He was elected President, and
for years gave it almost his undivided
attention. 1n the great struggle over
the county seat he took an active inter-
est, and contributed literally of his
means and in every matter relating to
the public veal there never was qnes-
tion nor doubt of his position. His in
huence and teachings were always for
the good and the beautiful. and his death
is universally regretted. His ailment
was complication of kidney troubles,
at the beginning, no doubt, aggravated
by worry over the financial troubles of
the narrow-gauge railroad, to which
he was thoroughly welded.
Our dead friend was lover of art
His taste was refined, and his conception
of the beautiful in art and in nature was
of high order His social qualities
were much above the average of men.
and in large assemblies his easy grace
and courtly manners and kindly dispo-
sition made him welcome and attractive.
The funeral occurred at l o'clock
Tuesday. A very large concourse of
people attended it, including many
friends from abroad. Rev. Dr. Alexan-
der delivered tender and appreciative
eulogy over the open coffin. followed by
a prayer by Dr. Balph. Then an oppor-
tnnity was given his friends to look
upon the remains for the last time, when
the coffin was closed and line of car
Rage and people followed the remains
to Union Cemetery.